Article of jewelry



' April 23, 1940. A. BROOKS ARTICLE OF JEWELRY Filed Aug. '28, 1937 INVENTOR fllber/ Em 9 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 23', 1940 UNITE STATES PTENT OFFICE Application August 28,

9 Claims.

This invention relates to articles of jewelry. More particularly, this invention relates to a brooch assembly of the type comprising a pair of jewelry ornaments, such as clip members, which may be disassembled and separately used.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a brooch assembly of the character described having novel constructional featureswhereby to quickly assemble and hold the parts together, said parts being at the same time adapted to be readily disassembled.

Another object of my invention is to provide a brooch assembly of the character described, which shall comprise relatively few and simple parts, which shall be inexpensive to manufacture, economical in assembly, rugged in construction, yet neat in appearance, and which at the same time shall be highly efficient.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described,

' and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a rear elevational view of a brooch assembly of the two-clip type embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-4 of Fig. i;

Fig. 4 is a disassembled perspective view illustrating the method of assembling the parts that go to make up the brooch of my invention;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the parts of the brooch assembly shown in Figs. 1 to 4;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating a modified form of my invention;

Fig. '7 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on the line i? of Fig. 6

Fig. 7 1. is a view similar to Fig. 5, but showing a portion of the same part as modified to suit the Figs. 6 and 7 form of my invention;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but illustrating still another modified form of my invention; and

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken substantialiy on the line l-43 of Fig. 8.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, there is disclosed a brooch assembly lil constructed in accordance with my invention and comprising a pair of jewelry ornaments l l and I2, and a frame member M, which may be substantially I-shaped, as shown, or which may be any other desired shape, said frame being adapted to hold the jew- 1937, Serial No. 161,409

elry ornaments H and I2 in assembled relationship in a manner soon to be described.

The brooch assembly [0 is adapted to be secured to the material of a garmentof the wearer by any suitable means, such as for example, a safety pin l5 pivotally mounted on a hinge memher it on the frame l4 and held in position by a catch l1.

Eachof the jewelry ornaments H and i2 is provided with a pair of upstandinglugs I8 which may be integral with the ornament, as shown, or which may be soldered thereto. The lugs it may be disposed at the inner transverse edges i la and lZd of the ornaments and may be spaced apart on opposite sides of the center of said .ornaments, as shown, or may be made of one piece,

if desired. On the lugs Hi there arefixed by any suitable means, such as soldering, base members 19 of any suitable shape, such as for example, the U-shaped. form illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4. The base members it are provided with pairs of upstanding apertured ears 20 between which are mounted clips 2! of customary design. The clips 2| are so constructed and arranged whereby either of the jewelry ornaments I! or It may be separately used by clipping or attaching the same to the material of the garment of the wearer.

For assembling the separated ornaments l l and I2 on the frame member M to provide a brooch l t, the frame M is provided with pairs of channel or guideway portions 22 and 23. The guideways 22 are adapted to slidably receive therein the legs of the U-shaped base member M of the ornament I2, while the guideways 23 are adapted to slidably receive therein the legs of the U-shaped base member IQ of the ornament H. To retain. the ornaments H and I2 in locked assembly on the frame 14, the base members 93 are provided with suitable protuberances 2d. The base members l 9 and the frame M are designedto be relatively resilient so thatupon sliding the base members 59 in the guideways 22 and 23, the protuber-- ances 24 will extend behind the said channels and lock the ornaments H and I2 on the frame M. In addition to the above, the ornaments. it and I2 are held in proper position on the frame M and prevented from lateral displacement and disalignment by providing in each of thepairs of cars 29, a pair of aligned notches 25 designed to receive therein the opposed edge portions lb and Me of the cross bar Ma of the frame 14.

It is thus seen from the above described construction that when assembling the brooch, each of the jewelry ornaments ll and i2 is slidably mounted on the frame M by having the base members E9 received in the guideways 22 and 23, and at the same time the cross bar Ma, is received in the notches 25 to hold the brooch in rigid locked assembly. It is also seen from the above described construction that the brooch ill may be readily disassembled by merely pulling each jewelry .ornament off the frame M, in opposite directions.

'In Figs, 6 and 7, I have shown a modified form of my invention in which the base member I9 is constructed without the U-shaped legs and in which the frame 30 is similar in construction to the frame H! but is provided with pairs of notches 31 which are adapted to have received therein correspondingly aligned downwardly projecting ears 32 on the pivotally mounted clip members 33. In this form of my invention the clip members 33 are utilized to lock the jewelry ornaments II and I2 on the frame 3!] in place of the protuberances 24 and guideways 22, 23.

In Figs. 8, and 9 I have shown still another modified form of my invention which differs from the Figs. 6 and 7 form by providing the frame 30 v with upstanding lugs 34, which are adapted to be received in correspondingly positioned notches 35 in the pivotally mounted clips 36.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a brooch assembly, a jewelry ornament, a stationary base member fixed at one end thereof to the back of said ornament leaving the remainder free and unattached, said base member being provided with protuberances, a frame member provided with channel portions, said base mem ber being slidably received in said channel por tions, said base member and said frame being relatively resilient whereby to permit said protuberances to extend and look behind said channel portions.

anedge of said ornament, protuberances on said arms, a frame member provided with channel portions, said base member being slidably received in said channel portions, said base member and said frame being relatively resilient whereby to permit said protuberances to extend and look behind said channel portions.

3. In a brooch assembly, a jewelry ornament, a stationary base member fixed to the back of said ornament, said base member being provided with protuberances, a frame member provided with channel portions, said base member being slidably received in said channel portions, said base memberand said frame being relatively resilient whereby to permit said protuberances to extend and lock behind said channel portions, a pair of ears on said base member, and a clip member pivotally mounted in said ears.

4. In a brooch assembly, a jewelry ornament, a base member fixed to the back of said ornament,

, said base member being provided with protuberances, a frame member comprising a. pair of substantially parallel arms interconnected by a cross bar, said arms being provided with channel portions, said base member and said frame bein relatively resilient whereby to permit said protuberances to extend and lock behind said channel portions, a pair of ears on said base member, a clip member pivotally mounted in said ears, and a pair of aligned notches in said ears, adapted to receive therein the cross bar of said frame.

5. In a brooch assembly, a jewelry ornament, a base member fixed to the back of said ornament, said base member being provided with protuberances, a frame member comprising a pair of substantially parallel arms interconnected by a cross bar, and provided with guideways, said base member being slidably received in said guideways, said base member and said frame being relatively re silient with respect to each other whereby to permit said protuberances to extend and lock behind said guideways, and a pair of ears on said base member having aligned notches for receiving said cross bar therein.

6. In a brooch assembly, a jewelry ornament, a

base member fixed to the back of said ornament, a pair of spaced ears on said base member adjacent one end thereof adapted to have a clip pivotally mounted therein, a pair of aligned notches in said ears, an I-shaped frame member adapted to have the web thereof received in said notches, and a pair of opposed notches in said clip adapted to receive therein projections on said frame for preventing said web from leaving said ear notches. I

7. In a brooch assembly, a jewelry ornament, a base member fixed to the back of said ornament, a notch in said base member, a clip member pivotally mounted on said base member, a'frame member comprising a pair of substantially para1- lel arms interconnected by a transversely disposed bar, said trans erse bar being adapted to be received in said notch, and releasable means for preventing removal of said transversely disposed bar from said notch, and a pair of ears on said base member having aligned notches for receiving said cross bar therein.

8. In a brooch assembly, a jewelry ornament, a base member fixed to the back of said ornament, a notch in said base member, a clip member pivotally mounted on said base member, said clip member being provided with a projecting lip, a frame member comprising a pair of substantially parallel arms interconnected by a cross bar, said cross bar being adapted to be received in said base member notch, and a notch in one of said frame arms adapted to receive therein said projlecting lip, for preventing said cross bar from leaving said base member notch.

9. In a brooch assembly, a jewelry ornament, a base member fixed to the back of said ornament, a notch in said base member, a clip member pivotally mounted on said base member, said clip member being provided with a notch, a frame member comprising a pair of substantially parallel arms interconnected by a cross bar, said cross bar being adapted to be received in said base member notch, and a projecting lip on one of said frame arms adapted to be received in said clip member notch, for preventing said crossbar from leaving said base member notch.

ALBERT BROOKS. 

